Domestic News:
1. The Eastern Theater Command successfully completed the "Justice Mission 2025" exercise.
2. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Opinions on Improving Housing Quality."
3. The State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau issued the "Administrative Measures for Merger and Acquisition Loans of Commercial Banks."
4. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange publicly solicited opinions on revising the "Stock Listing Rules" and other business rules.
5. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued the "Announcement on Launching a Pilot Program for Commercial Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)."
6. Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council, deploying measures to replicate and promote the special action plan for facilitating cross-border trade.
7. The CSRC revised and issued the "Regulations on the Management of Sales Fees for Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds," reasonably reducing the subscription and purchase fees and sales service fees for publicly offered funds.
8. The Shanghai Stock Exchange issued the "Trial Measures for Publicly Offered Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)": To promote the development of real estate funds, the Exchange temporarily waives the initial listing fee, annual listing fee, and transaction handling fee for real estate funds. International News:
1. The CME Group raised margin requirements for precious metals futures for the second time in a week, effective after Wednesday's market close.
2. Tesla significantly reduced the price of its electric vehicles in South Korea, with reductions reaching up to $6,490.
3. Russia released details of the Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian presidential residence.
4. 2025 concludes: The UK FTSE 100 index achieved its best annual performance since 2009; the French CAC40 index rose 10% for the year.
5. US initial jobless claims for the week ending December 27th were 199,000, lower than expected, and the lowest since the week ending November 29th.
